The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-22

Fritz began weeping
"Did YOU kill Jennie because she re-
fused TO marry you? Yes, that was the
reason. You lay in wait for her in the
woods"
Fritz kept up sobbing and moan
ing.
II am sorry for You, and will do all
can for you, but the law must take its
course. Perhaps the jury will say that
YOU were crazy. and that you should
not be punished. | hope it will for
YOU are good man, and don believe
YOU knew what you were doing. Well,
coroner, have you any doubts of the
prisoners guilt?'
None, sir. y
"And YOU. Mr.. -?'
II have serious doubts" | replied.
What. Haven't you been listening
TO the examination
But he has admitted nothing"
His actions bespeak his guilt as
plain as day, and we shall now take
him before the jury and press him until
he admits the murder"
Before Fritz was taken into the room
where the jury was sitting and many
spectators were assembled, Grafton was
permitted to interview him in private
for half an hour When questioned be-
fore the jury he said:
Il may be the one. / had a great
trouble come upon me, and l don
know what did or whore | went. If
it was me am sorry"
On the strength of this the coroner's
jury rendered Il verdict that the girl
Jennie came to her death at the hands
of Fritz, and he was taken off to jail
and warrant sworn out. ] felt certain
that Will Grafton had killed the girl,
and | expected to exhibit my proofs
before the jury, but when | saw Graf
ton take the matter into his hands |
real zcd that he suspected and was
prepared to defeat me. The son VIII
was present during all the proceedings,
and wore the identical coat from which
the button had been torn. Two Of the
servants informed me that he had
worn the garment right along every
day for six months. When | saw that
the verdict Of the coroner's jury was
foregone conclusion, and that Fritz
would be held. determined to hold my
hand until proper time. In my re-
port of the case to my superior | simp-
" mentioned that Fritz had confessed
and been placed under arrest.
On the second day after Fritz had
been sent to Jail Grafton secured an
interview with him on the excuse of
providing him with a lawyer. In that
interview he secured the following
written confession:
am now quite sure that killed the
girl. | got news in a letter which
made me lose my head. and | remember
meeting Jennie in the woods and
thinking she was to blame for all my
troubles. don't want to live. and |
shall plead guilty and ask them to
hang me.
Three days later, when guessed that
the prisoners dependency had vanish
ed, and that the thought of the gallows
would nerve him up to begin struggle
for life, l paid him visit. | had been
doing some good work in his favor.
Fritz" said, ''you read your letter
in the barn, didn't you?"
Eyes"
"You tore it up after reading"
ayes; remember"
you were about TO go for one of
the horses down in the pasture. When
you left the barn you took ahalter with
you"
II remember"
you reached the lot thew the halter
into fence-corner, and then started off
by the old path leading to the cider
mill. When you passed the school
house you were bare-headed. and you
had not been from home twenty min
utes."
Il remember children shouting at
me-"
Il have followed you down that high
way for twelve miles. Then you turned
east by red school-house, and have
traced you six miles further. | can
show by the servants at the house that
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